# Using Video SDK restful API, I cannot get a session after it is being successfully created

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/using-video-sdk-restful-api-i-cannot-get-a-session-after-it-is-being-successfully-created/110478>\
**Category:** Video SDK\
**Tags:** api\
**Created:** [May 22, 2024, 12:27pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/using-video-sdk-restful-api-i-cannot-get-a-session-after-it-is-being-successfully-created/110478 "2024-05-22T12:27:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![dmytro.prusov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@dmytro.prusov](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/dmytro.prusov)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 12:27pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/using-video-sdk-restful-api-i-cannot-get-a-session-after-it-is-being-successfully-created/110478/1 "2024-05-22T12:27:17Z")

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@chunsiong.zoom @ekaansh.zoom

I have successfully created a session using POST /v2/videosdk/sessions  
As a result, I get:

```auto
[session_id] => 5l6mDk1rSB2EaT9/1zEN6g==
[session_name] => 06dd5ab0-504d-44d7-a157-8312b46fa1cc:room
[created_at] => 2024-05-22T11:54:28Z
[settings] => Array
(
         [auto_recording] => none
        )
 )

```

But when I try to get this session either by getting the list (GET `/v2/videosdk/sessions`) or by specific `session_id` using both `live` and `past` types - it not being displayed in the list and for the endpoint to get by specific `session_id` I get {“code”:3001,“message”:“Session does not exist.”}

But when I try to create another session using POST method with the same `session_name`, API responds with {“code”:3000, "message ":“Session name already exists. Try a different session name.”}

So I am really confused: why I cannot retrieve a session? What am I doing wrong?

upd: my hypothesisis that if at least one user has not logged into Frontend SDK, then session is in `draft` state and is not displayed in the GET endpoint. Am I right?

Cheers!

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**Author:** ![chunsiong.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/chunsiong.zoom/32/35488_2.png) [@chunsiong.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/chunsiong.zoom)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2024, 4:39am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/using-video-sdk-restful-api-i-cannot-get-a-session-after-it-is-being-successfully-created/110478/2 "2024-05-23T04:39:52Z")

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@dmytro.prusov For Video SDK, sessions are typically created on demand from the SDK.

You will probably need to “Join / Start” the session before you can get ?type=live to show details.

Likewise, you will need to “End” the session before you can get ?type=past to show details